WNBA Draft 2022

2022 Draft Prospect

VeronicaBurton

Veronica Burton headshot

Draft’22

Career Stats

PPG
13.4
RPG
4.8
APG
5.0
FG%
40.9

Prospect Info

Position
Guard
Height
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Weight
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Birthdate
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Birthplace
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High School
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College/Club
Northwestern
Country
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Career Description

Career: Nicknamed “Backcourt Burglar.”  Just second 3x Big Ten Def. POY (2022; 2021; 2020), joining Penn St.’s Tanisha Wright (2003-‘05). Led conf. in steals each of her 4 seasons.  2x All-Big Ten First Team (2022; ‘21) … 2021-22: NU captain was All-America pick – Second Team (Athletic), Third Team (AP; SI); Hon. Mention (USBWA), 1 of 4 semifinalists for Naismith Nat’l Def. POY and Dawn Staley Award (nation’s top guard), 1 of 5 finalists for Lieberman Award as nation’s top PG, Big Ten’s Asst/TO leader; led NU in pts, stls, assists …2021: Teamed in NU backcourt with Lindsey Pulliam, a 2021 pick of Atl. Dream … PREP: First-Team All-State (USAT); Boston Globe POY as senior. AAU with Bay State Jaguars … PERS: Dad, Steve, his 3 brothers and their dad, Ron, played at NU, where mom Ginni was All-Amer. swimmer. Ron Burton, is an College Ftbll HOF and was first-ever draft pick of NFL’s Patriots in 1960. Brother, Austin, is Purdue QB; sisters Kendall and Kayla (a former analyst for Yale hoops, currently with NFL Netw.) played at ‘Nova, Lehigh, respectively. Dad, Steve, is Sports Dir. at Boston’s WBZ-TV.